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Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: Final Thoughts
Categories AcademicsBible & Theology

Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: Final Thoughts

Author Rick Waldrop Posted on April 19, 2019March 7, 2019

Harvey Cox and others have observed that Pentecostalism’s gift to the world was the gift of the poor. Perhaps something of the inverse can also be said: A gift from the poor to the world has been the Pentecostal movement.

Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: Challenges and Developments
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Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: Challenges and Developments

Author Rick Waldrop Posted on April 12, 2019March 7, 2019

Here, I will divide my observations into two categories. First, those challenges that I see as primarily internal to the Pentecostal movement and then I will move finally to the issue of the so-called “prosperity gospel”.

Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: Social Action
Categories AcademicsBible & Theology

Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: Social Action

Author Rick Waldrop Posted on April 5, 2019March 7, 2019

For most Pentecostals, social responsibility has been primarily limited—with some notable exceptions—to the spheres of mutual help and some forms of social and material assistance to neighbors in need. But in other situations, Pentecostal efforts at social transformation has led to the defense of human rights and other forms of social and political activism.

Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: The Option of the Poor
Categories AcademicsBible & Theology

Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: The Option of the Poor

Author Rick Waldrop Posted on March 29, 2019March 7, 2019

It has perhaps become something of a simplistic quip or cliché, but the observation has been made by several authors[10] that in Latin America during the 1960s and 1970s, while liberation theology there developed its “preferential option for the poor”, the poor opted for the Pentecostal churches.

Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: People of the Book
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Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: People of the Book

Author Rick Waldrop Posted on March 22, 2019March 7, 2019

Pentecostals take quite literally Jesus’ injunction to be filled with the Spirit and to be witness to the ends of the earth

Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: History & Contexts
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Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: History & Contexts

Author Rick Waldrop Posted on March 15, 2019March 7, 2019

In any case, the argument can be made, with clear statistical support, that the majority of Pentecostals are still poor in the Majority World where the vast majority of Pentecostals reside today. That would mean that, globally, Pentecostals are strongest among the impoverished masses. In other words, the majority of Pentecostals today are poor.

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Embracing Pentecostalisms

Author Alex Mayfield Posted on March 11, 2019March 7, 2019

Many people in Spirit-filled communities can feel like they don’t belong. They identify as Spirit-filled, yet there own experience doesn’t seem to match up with those of their community. They might feel like they don’t shout enough, dance right, tongue-talk enough, or vote right. Truthfully, this experience can be a gut-wrenching crisis of identity. “If these people are Pentecostal… then what am I?”

Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: First Things
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Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: First Things

Author Rick Waldrop Posted on March 8, 2019March 7, 2019

Pentecostal churches are not “sects,” “steered by U.S. capital and the CIA”. They have sprung up out of the ground everywhere, like mushrooms. They are an independent popular movement of the poor. They have something to say to the whole of Christendom on earth, and have liberating experiences to pass on to all men and women.

What if the foundational beliefs that your entire worldview is based upon are proven wrong?
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What if the foundational beliefs that your entire worldview is based upon are proven wrong?

Author Dirk Bartkoski Posted on February 20, 2018February 20, 2018

Recently I wrote an article about the intersection of Pentecostalism and science to which the illustrious Joel Daniels wrote an interesting response article  which hypothesized that the dynamic nature of …

Gender and Pentecostalism: Gender Fluidity
Categories AcademicsEthics

Gender and Pentecostalism: Gender Fluidity

Author Joel Daniels Posted on December 31, 2017January 3, 2018

It seems appropriate to begin 2018 with this topic since “gender fluid” made Collins Dictionary’s 2017 words of the year shortlist. It’s also an important topic because it is often misunderstood: …

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